Bourdon gauge

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noun

a type of aneroid pressure gauge consisting of a flattened curved tube attached to a pointer that moves around a dial. As the pressure in the tube increases the tube tends to straighten and the pointer indicates the applied pressure

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Word Origin for Bourdon gauge

C19: named after Eugène Bourdon (1808–84), French hydraulic engineer, who invented it

Words nearby Bourdon gauge

Bourbonism, Bourbonnais, bourbon rose, Bourbons, bourdon, Bourdon gauge, Bourdon-tube gauge, bourg, bourgeois, bourgeoise, bourgeoisie

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How to use Bourdon gauge in a sentence

It took the entire day, but the slow pace indicated that it was probably a test to gauge public reaction.
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So, he approached his nomadic friends to gauge their interest in the collaboration.
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To gauge his level of truthfulness, I asked, “So, you wouldn't mind if I included your donor identification number in the story?”
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The only gauge of normality that young people have is their observation of each other.
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When a soldier is hit by an IED the gauge records the event.
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The gauge of railways in Great Britain was not fixed upon any scientific principle.
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Trevithick determined in future to use two safety-valves, and also a safety steam-gauge.
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For instance, who has not longed at times that the Swell Bourdon could be played by the pedals?
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The Commonwealth has for some time been considering the conversion of the lines into one standard gauge, the British gauge of 4ft.
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The leaf is held in one hand and the gauge and knife in the other, the edge of the leaf being drawn through the gauge.
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